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The QC, Vol. 81, No. 17 • February 23, 1995

1995_02_23_p001

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
^^ <IV ^^^ February 23,1995
Quaker Campus
▲ Baseball Slump
Junior Joe Ruggiero
(pictured above) and the
Poets continued to struggle last week with all four
of their games.
pg 16
C A M _P UilS
▲Treasures of
Asia
Discover the annual
event hosted by the Asian
Student Association
pg7
COLLEGE
M
*■ Artistic Vision
Art major Jennifer
Vosbeck, who just finished her senior show,
shares inspirations for her
art and her life in this senior bio.
pg 10
A The building under
construe'.!! mi iiithe comer
«< Painter and Philadelphia (across from Bob's
Big Boy) will be a group
of law offices when com-
■ ed.
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
KWTR
Pub Board Grants KWTR
Budget for Equipment,
Station Improvements
PUB BOARD
by SENG HUA
QC Staff Writer
The Publications Board voted
unanimously to approve KWTR's
full spring budget request, an
amount that almost doubles the
monetary requests of KWTR in
past semesters.
The amount allotted to KWTR
for this semester is approximately
six percent of the Publications
Board's yearly budget, which is
shared by the Quaker Campus,
the Acropolis, the Literary Review and KWTR.
The campus radio station requested $5785.72 with which to
purchase general office equipment
and other items, including a Power Macintosh computer, compact
disc players and tools. The primary reason for the request that is
almost double from the previous
year, according to junior Jason
Sogolow, KWTR station manager, is to renovate the station and
improve listenership.
"We (the management) are
taking the operation of KWTR
very seriously. We want to make
it so people want to listen and can
enjoy the music," said Sogolow.
Currently, the management is
looking to purchase new trans
mitters which will enable Turner
Residential Hall to receive the
signal. Attempts at widening the
audience was given a boost when
KWTR was broadcast in the Campus Inn two Saturdays ago.
Besides attempts at improving the radio signal, part of the
money will go toward compensating the management's work, a
new occurrence this semester. The
salary for the general and station
mangers, and music directors are
based on the amount of hours
worked during the semester, according to freshman Valerie Termini, KWTR general manager.
The reason for the increased
budget request underlies previous
mishandlings of the station, explained Publications Board chair
Brett Schraeder last week. "One
problem is that it (KWTR) was
mismanaged. We (the Publications Board) are trying to get it
working because some of the
equipment was broken or damaged," said Schraeder.
"We want (KWTR) to operate similar to a professional radio
station. The potential is there, but
it needs a little more work," said
Sogolow, about the station that
has been operating without a budget.
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Members of the Publications Board at its Feb. 20
meet; ■-..,
Piib Board, COR Discuss
Off-Campus Magazine
by SENG (US
■:; QC St \i-F-- VVXXm X
At its meeting this week the Publications Board discussed
.lie consequences .>! allowing an independent and arguably
pornographic publication to be distributed on the campus.
L> s and
articles, is currently distributed among various postsecondary
schools, including Cal Poly Pomona, Claremont McKenna and
'iMXmm)m:X''[:
The issue raised hy COR President Brian Brown at last
weeks meeting centers on the question ofthe publication being
pornographic and possibly selling standards lor off-campus
PieuM .ei MAG v/J\Epg.
FINANCES
Whittier's Budget Explored and Explained
► Haveyou everwonderedwho
decides where your tuition
money goes? The following are
some questions and answers
about Whittier's continuing
budget woes.
by JANINE LEIGH KRAMER
QC Editor-in-Chief
The Endowment
What is an endowment, and
how does Whittier's compare to
those of other colleges?
An endowment is funds invested, the yield from which is
used to offset operating expenses
ofthe institution. It could be compared to an "off-limits" savings
account. While the initial deposit
remains unused, the interest earned
provides an income.
Whittier College has a $30
million endowment, which is up
from $ 15.4 million five years ago.
This is compared to Occidental's $145.5 million, Pepperdine's
$117.8 million and Pomona Col-
Percentage Breakdown of
College Expenditures
for 1993-'94
%
o Cjj,
■%.
All percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
lege's $379.6 million as of June
1993, according to the Chronicle
of Higher Education.
In an effort to raise the amount
of Whittier's endowment a capital campaign has been proposed.
"The goal of the proposed
Capital Campaign, which was
Graphic created by Janine Leigh Kramer/QC Editor -in-Chief
approved by the Board of Trustees, is to raise $60-80 million, of
which two-thirds will most likely
go to the endowment," said Assistant Vice President for Development Bob McQuinn.
Currently the campaign is in
the second year of the "quiet
phase" where the school attempts
to collect money from those closest to the college before going
public, according to McQuinn.
After this year, the Trustees
will reevaluate the campaign and
publicly announce the figures of
how much money has been
pledged and collected.
"The actual five-year Capital
Campaign will probably begin
starting next fiscal year," said
McQuinn.
'The campaign will substantially improve the financial situation of the College, but that will
take years," said McQuinn.
The Enrollment Initiative
How does enrollment affect
the College's finances? What is
students' tuition money used for?
When the Ash administration
arrived in the fall of 1989, an enrollment initiative was begun to
increase revenue and improve diversity on campus.
Please see BUDGET pg. 5
ISSUE 17 •VOLUME 81

WHITTIER
COLLEGE
^^ «
Members of the Publications Board at its Feb. 20
meet; ■-..,
Piib Board, COR Discuss
Off-Campus Magazine
by SENG (US
■:; QC St \i-F-- VVXXm X
At its meeting this week the Publications Board discussed
.lie consequences .>! allowing an independent and arguably
pornographic publication to be distributed on the campus.
L> s and
articles, is currently distributed among various postsecondary
schools, including Cal Poly Pomona, Claremont McKenna and
'iMXmm)m:X''[:
The issue raised hy COR President Brian Brown at last
weeks meeting centers on the question ofthe publication being
pornographic and possibly selling standards lor off-campus
PieuM .ei MAG v/J\Epg.
FINANCES
Whittier's Budget Explored and Explained
► Haveyou everwonderedwho
decides where your tuition
money goes? The following are
some questions and answers
about Whittier's continuing
budget woes.
by JANINE LEIGH KRAMER
QC Editor-in-Chief
The Endowment
What is an endowment, and
how does Whittier's compare to
those of other colleges?
An endowment is funds invested, the yield from which is
used to offset operating expenses
ofthe institution. It could be compared to an "off-limits" savings
account. While the initial deposit
remains unused, the interest earned
provides an income.
Whittier College has a $30
million endowment, which is up
from $ 15.4 million five years ago.
This is compared to Occidental's $145.5 million, Pepperdine's
$117.8 million and Pomona Col-
Percentage Breakdown of
College Expenditures
for 1993-'94
%
o Cjj,
■%.
All percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
lege's $379.6 million as of June
1993, according to the Chronicle
of Higher Education.
In an effort to raise the amount
of Whittier's endowment a capital campaign has been proposed.
"The goal of the proposed
Capital Campaign, which was
Graphic created by Janine Leigh Kramer/QC Editor -in-Chief
approved by the Board of Trustees, is to raise $60-80 million, of
which two-thirds will most likely
go to the endowment," said Assistant Vice President for Development Bob McQuinn.
Currently the campaign is in
the second year of the "quiet
phase" where the school attempts
to collect money from those closest to the college before going
public, according to McQuinn.
After this year, the Trustees
will reevaluate the campaign and
publicly announce the figures of
how much money has been
pledged and collected.
"The actual five-year Capital
Campaign will probably begin
starting next fiscal year," said
McQuinn.
'The campaign will substantially improve the financial situation of the College, but that will
take years," said McQuinn.
The Enrollment Initiative
How does enrollment affect
the College's finances? What is
students' tuition money used for?
When the Ash administration
arrived in the fall of 1989, an enrollment initiative was begun to
increase revenue and improve diversity on campus.
Please see BUDGET pg. 5
ISSUE 17 •VOLUME 81